Device for cleaning lines or strands



Feb. 25, 1930. s. PILLA 1,748,900

DEVICE FOR CLEANING LINES OR STRANDS Filed May 23, 1928 l A'rroNEY 25rate casing portions :i 45 Vand i 'showing'a slight modification. f

5 f for the pur Patented Feb. 275, 1930 f sEBAsTIvANo P'I'L'LA, or.JERSEY' CITY, New .inasnY Davies f 'oafr crinaivme LINES on l sinnaivns/appi'icarioa ined -iviay 23,

This'invention relates to devices adapted 'for-mounting on lines,strands, cablesY orl the f y like for' the lpurpose lof cleaning,ywiping or'lv otherwisetreating such strand-likev bodies, l f5-andparticularlyv to devices'ofthisfclassor 1 use in connection withclothes-linesandthe object ofthe `invention-isftolprovide a'devicek ofthe class de scribed involving separate relatively movable vpartswithin' and-between which a line,` strand, l"cable/or"` the *like is.-

mounted and adapted to be'pa'ssed,said de-v vice beingysupported solelyby the strand-fv with means for retaining said parts in coupled- 1relation, said means involving a spring or a catch or a coupling deviceasinay be de-x sired; a further, object being to providebrush and wiperelements Vor similar .elements-,1 ypreferably detachably mounted in thesepathe strand or'cleaning the same or other purposes; and withtheseyand other vobjects in view, the invention consists in` a deviceV of theclass and" for the purposel specified 30 which is simple inconstructioineiicientin/ use, andwhich Ais constructed as hereinafter Vldescribed` and claimed. y

The invention is fully disclosed in the following speciiication, ofwhich the accompany- 35 ing drawingA forms a part, in which theseparovernent are designated krate parts lof my imp ch of the bysuitable reference vcharacters inea views, and in which :y

Fig-lis 'a side-view of part of a line engagi tionY therewith. z

Fig. 2 isa secti Fig.V 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l

Fig. 4: is a sectional and perspective In Fig.v 1 of the drawing, I haveshown' lpose of illustrating one use of myV u invention a clothes-linepulley 5, comprising a end 1G:ithewfpartlll,to.normallygretainA said i'i and 4adapted to engagel 75 a pulley showing ng the same with two oveddevices mounted in connecy ltheparts `hook catch device klQ-pivotedtoythe part- 10 v'as' seen at 2O .and engaging `aheaded pin` 21 u on' zthepart-lll.. But,.it isLpreerredthatv view-f on on theline 2-2 of Fig.

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casing 6 in which the pulley wheel7 isrotatably mounted, and theclothes-lineisrepre- `sentedat 8; -It will beunderstoodthat; .this linemay be a line'oistrandof any kind ory class composedlof fabric, cord,wire, cablingg; or the like. f At `9, I have shown mounted .on .theseparate side .portionsof the strandS, two of my improved devices.

' The devices 9 shown inY Figi arcor` ideni vices will be specificallydescribed. The de- .vice consists of two box-shaped orchannelshapedcasingsor parts l() andllifwhich are of substantially identicalconstruction andl `the channels of which aredirected toward eachv other,ione lside of'said parts r being fashioned 'to form interengagnghingeknuckles l2 receiving .ahinge-pinforrod 13,--.' `the knuckles beingarranged 1 adjacent fthe opposite end portions of said' ,parts and the;central portion-,of ,the V.pin'fli is blank. Vll/loiiintedthereon is aspring V141onejend 15" ofi-.which.eng-agesxthe part l0, and theother onunder.;`

, Many other means may be` provided `for j l securingthetwo parts 1.0and ll vtogether or yforV forcing Ithe elements 17a andv 18.*viintoengagement withthestrand 8.` For exam"-V ple, in v'Fig.' -lfof thedrawing, Ifhaveishown ,10 and. llisecured together :by agreep. Asidefromthe iiseoithe.catchvdevicey .100 i.

tical construction, and ,only one of these de;A I

s'oi'the part-s liOzandj l 19 and the elimination of the spring 14, thestructure shown in Fig. l is identical with that shown in the otherfigures, it being understood that at least two of the catch devices 19are employed, one at each end of the device.

My improved device may, by virtue of its construction, be readilyattached or detachedV from a line, strand or the like and may be movedlongitudinally.thereof by hand or retained in fixed position byany'suitable means and the line passed therethrough. l/Vhenever desired,the device may be removed from the line or strand and tliebodies 17 and18 may be removed therefrom for cleaning or other purposes. Y 1

My present invention 'forms an improvement over the 'structure shown in.a companion application filed by me of equal date herewith, wherein -a`substantially similar type of a device constitutes part of a pulleystructure. But, in the present case, the device is totally independentof the pulley structure and may be mounted upon a line,

strand or strand-like body of'any kind or class as hereinbefore statedand may further have other distinct uses than the use which is hereinillustrated purelyv from a standi point of disclosing one use or methodof carrying the invention into effect, in which use, it constitutes aVcleaning device for supported in engagement with the strand passedtherethrough or alongv which the de-l clothes-lines.

The device may however, be used for cleaning other. strand-like bodiesor as a treatment or applicating device involving bodies vice is moved.My invention is not necessarily limited to the specific structure hereindisclosed, and various changes therein and A modiiications thereof. maybe made rwithin the scope of the appended claims, without de'- partingfrom the spiritotmy invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising an elongated andsubstantially boxshaped casing consisting of substantially similar andinovably coupled parts,- tensional means' for normally supporting saidparts in yadjacent relation, cleaning membersY involving mounting bodiesof rigid material arranged in the chambers of said parts and retainedagainst displacement by theV side and end walls of said parts anddetachably coupled with respect thereto, the cleaner elements `of saidVmembers being arranged adjacent and adapted to engage a strand-like'body positioned between said elements under the tension of saidtensional `means, said cleaning lmembers involving independent vbodiesin eachy part. of the device and the cleaning elements of one body beingoffbrushlike material and the other of a Wiper material.

2. A device of the class described compris- Y ing an elongated andsubstantially boX- shaped casing consisting of substantially similar andmovably coupled parts, tensional means for normally supporting saidparts inadjacent relation, cleaning members involving mounting bodies-ofrigid material arranged in the chambers of said parts and retainedagainst displacement by the side and end walls of said parts anddetachably coupledwithf'respect thereto, .the cleaner elements of saidmembers being arranged adj a.-

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